Salvino Marsura Forged mirror VIII

One sinuating line of iron makes its way along the Forged mirror VIII. Beginning with a bud-like form before finishing with a flourished twist; there’s a naturally rhythmic, fluid quality to this piece.

This piece is in good condition, with some patination reflective of its age. A new mirror has been fitted, treated with foxing by an artisan. 

Salvino Marsura (1938-2020) was an artisan metalworker. After learning his craft in the dynamic workshop of sculptor and ‘iron poet’ Toni Benetton, he spent more than 60 years producing sculpture, furniture, objects and memorials in his hometown of Treviso, Italy.

Marsura’s ironwork art and furniture relishes in the manual aesthetic of the forge, giving voice to the raw metal and the processes of its manipulation including sweltering heat, hammering, bending and welding. His distinctive hand marries elements of brutalism and traditional decorative arts.

H80 W56 D6cm 

SM39